Peer-reviewed article
Occurrence of Nutritional Status Problems (Stunting) in Cities and Villages in Children in Kediri
Maria Anita Yusiana, Sandy Kurniajati, Srinalesti Mahanani, Dewi Ika Sari HP ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study compared stunting and other nutritional problems in children between urban and rural areas in Kediri, Indonesia. Researchers measured 49 children using weight-for-age and height-for-age indicators in a city ward and a village. The study found no statistically significant differences in nutritional status between urban and rural areas, though stunting was slightly more common in the village while underweight was more common in the city. The main causes identified were inadequate nutrient intake in quality and quantity, as well as health factors affecting nutrient absorption.
Key points
- Underweight (BB/U) was 13.8% in the city and 5% in the village
- Stunting (TB/U) was 3.4% in the city and 10% in the village
- No statistically significant differences between urban and rural areas (p=0.34 for BB/U, p=0.362 for TB/U)
- Village children had predominantly vegetable protein rather than animal protein in their diet
- Urban malnutrition was linked to health disorders affecting nutrient absorption and recurrent infections rather than just inadequate intake
Limitations
The study uses a small sample size (49 children) from only two specific locations in one city, limiting generalisability to other Indonesian contexts. The research is observational and does not establish causal relationships between identified factors and nutritional outcomes.
Abstract
The current trend of maternal and child health problems is stunting. Health development 2015-2019 is focused on decreased in maternal and infant mortality, a decreased in the prevalence of short toddler (Stunting). The purpose of the study was compared stunting in the cities and village to children in Kediri. The research method used a comparative observation with the population of children in the City of Bangsal Kediri and Dusun Bulakdawung, Parang Kediri Village, with a sample of 49 children. Sampling using Nutritional Status based on BB/U and TB/U. Data was collected by observing spring and microtoise scales. The analysis used is Mann-Whitney. Nutritional status based on BB/U nutritional problems in the city 13.8% and in the village 5%, nutritional problems TB/U (stunting) in the city 3.4% and in the village 10%. Comparison of nutritional status based on BB/U p = 0.34 and TB/U p = 0.362 there is not significant. The main factor in nutritional problems is that the nutrients consumed are not appropriate, both in quality and quantity.The community in Parang Banyakan Village, Kediri is a mountainous community, the dominant vegetable protein rather than animal. Secondary factors of insufficient nutrition are caused by disruptions in the utilization of nutrients. In Kediri City Ward, children's malnutrition problems are not always caused by inadequate nutritional intake, child health factors such as disorders in children that cause nutrition cannot be absorbed by the body, and children experience the frequency of recurrent infections, so the child's nutrition is not for growth and development but to fight infection.
Findings the Hub has extracted
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- Intervention
- No intervention tested; this is a comparative descriptive study
- Population
- 49 children in Kediri City (urban) and Dusun Bulakdawung village (rural), Indonesia
Key finding
Stunting prevalence was 10% in the village compared to 3.4% in the city
Yusiana et al. · OpenAlex · 26 Dec 2021